LUGANO. Lugano and Grasshopper didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. Lugano was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 2,362 spectators. The referee was Johannes von Mandach with the help of Jonas Erni and . The 4th official was Luca Piccolo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.11 degrees Celsius or 52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 7 Total 4
- 2 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 133 Attack 92
- 58 Dangerous attack 58
- 90 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Lugano had a superior ball possession 68% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lugano was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Lugano to win the match.
Lugano shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lugano didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (Dirk Abels, Francis Momoh and Amir Abrashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lugano has 30 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Grasshopper will has 25 points like Basel to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will play away with Basel on the 3rd of February with a 16-6 head to head in favor of Basel (11 draws).
Grasshopper will host Winterthur on the 3rd of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Grasshopper (0 draws).
Lugano – Formation
Lugano
75'
Lugano started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).
The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi , Lukas Mai , Albian Hajdari , Ayman El Wafi , Anto Grgic , Roman Macek , Hadj Mahmoud , Uran Bislimi , Yanis Cimignani , Hicham Mahou and Zan Celar .
The home team had on the bench: Kreshnik Hajrizi , Jhon Espinoza , Renato Steffen , Serif Berbic, Milton Valenzuela , Johan Nkama and Romeo Morandi.
Lugano could not rely on the presence of Jhon Espinoza (injured).
Substitutions
Lugano made 5 changes: Yanis Cimignani for Jhon Espinoza (22′), Jhon Espinoza for Kreshnik Hajrizi (75′), Hadj Mahmoud for Renato Steffen (58′), Roman Macek for Milton Valenzuela (58′) and Ayman El Wafi for Johan Nkama (75′).
Player of the match: Albian Hajdari
The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was Albian Hajdari.
His rating is with 85 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper
64'
Grasshopper started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Bruno Berner played with: Justin Hammel , Dirk Abels , Maksim Paskotsi , Kristers Tobers , Florian Hoxha , Ayumu Seko , Giotto Morandi , Tim Meyer , Amir Abrashi , Francis Momoh and Dorian Babunski .
These were the players on the bench: Bradley Fink , Pascal Schürpf , Théo Ndicka Matam , Asumah Abubakar , Manuel Kuttin, Samuel Marques, Liam Bollati, Elvir Zukaj and Filipe de Carvalho .
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: Francis Momoh for Asumah Abubakar (57′), Tim Meyer for Pascal Schürpf (57′), Giotto Morandi for Filipe de Carvalho (74′), Florian Hoxha for Théo Ndicka Matam (85′) and Dorian Babunski for Bradley Fink (85′).
Player of the match: Maksim Paskotsi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Maksim Paskotsi.
His rating is with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Zürich – Lausanne Sport – 2-2
- St. Gallen – Servette – 0-2
- Lugano – Grasshopper – 0-0
